Testing plants, testing soil, testing outcrops, geophysics, etc. - they all have their valid applications (some more valid than others). Along with detailed field mapping which apparently was not done at Hay Mountain until relatively recently (or still not done?) Maybe some or all of those basic exploration activities show something interesting at Hay Mountain. Or not.
What I don't get is the secrecy. How do you get your "compelling evidence" into the hands of investors when you won't share any of it? "Trust me, I am a great geologist and fine human being" just doesn't cut it.
And one more thing - what is the value of having a geologist say that LBSR "has the goods" when that geologist has not seen the data? And what kind of geologist was it that stated that? There is a wide variety of geologists out there, many of whom have never had anything to do with mineral exploration in their careers. I have been hearing that statement here on this board for the last two years, and I still don't understand how an investment could be based on that.
Yes, we'd all like to see a hole or two drilled.